The battle for supremacy in self-driving cars between Alphabet’s Waymo and Uber has been playing out in Judge William Alsup’s San Francisco courtroom. Waymo alleges Uber stole its trade secrets by hiring its longtime engineer Anthony Levandowski who had secretly downloaded 9.7 GB in proprietary files before leaving Waymo (Waymo v. Uber, Case No. 17-CV-0939-WA, N.D. Cal.). …
Your Trade Secrets and Social Media with Paul I. Menes Are Your Employees Sharing Secrets on Social Media? With the growing influence of social media, many companies are encouraging their employees to maximize their use of social media to connect with potential clients and diversify their marketing efforts. However, the employees’ frequent use of these…
This week, President Obama signed S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”). DTSA ended up on the President’s desk after it passed the House 410-2 on April 27th. DTSA would create remedies for trade secret misappropriation similar to those in place for other forms of intellectual property and, most notably, a federal court option for…
The Justice Department has issued a report on steps to report on how to report Copyright Infringement, Trademark Counterfeiting, and Trade Secret Theft. It is posted below.
Cyber Report 